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Paper 3 Practical Test

May/June 2004
1 hour 15 minutes
Candidates answer on the Question Paper.
No Additional Materials are required.

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

Write your Centre number, candidate number and name on all the work you hand in.
Write in dark blue or black pen in the spaces provided on the Question Paper.
You may use a soft pencil for any diagrams, graphs or rough working.
Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid.
Answer both questions.
The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.

If you have been given a label, look at the

details. If any details are incorrect or
missing, please fill in your correct details
in the space given at the top of this page.
Stick your personal label here, if
provided.

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This document consists of 8 printed pages, 3 blank pages and a Supervisors Report.
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UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS

General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level

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You are provided with a wide test-tube and two beakers or cans.
One of the beakers contains hot water for use as a water bath.
You are required to carry out an investigation and record your results in a table of your own
design. Read the following procedure and construct your table in the space at the bottom of
this page before you begin your investigation.
Procedure
(a) Pour hot water from the beaker into the test-tube until it is two thirds full. Place the testtube into the water bath and heat the water bath until the temperature in the test-tube is
between 56 C and 60 C.
Use your thermometer to make sure that the temperature is not higher than 60 C.
Carefully remove the test-tube from the water bath.
Turn off the bunsen burner or heater.
Place the test-tube against your finger tips as shown in Fig. 1.1.
Remember how hot the test-tube feels.
Now place the test-tube against the palm of your hand as in Fig. 1.2 and then against
the inside of your arm as in Fig. 1.3.

fingertips

Fig. 1.1

palm

Fig. 1.2

inside of arm

Fig. 1.3

Make observations of how warm or cool the test-tube felt at each position. You may
observe that:

one position felt warmer than another,

one position felt cooler than another.
they felt the same temperature.

(i)

In the space below, construct a table to record your observations.

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(ii)

Suggest an explanation for the results that you obtained.

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(iii)

Explain how you ensured that the procedure was carried out safely.
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(b) Using the beaker of hot water from (a), add water or reheat the beaker until the
temperature of the hot water is between 46 C and 48 C . It must not be higher than
48 C.
Raise your hand. Your supervisor will then provide you with a beaker of ice cold water.
In the empty beaker, mix about
 of the ice cold water with
 of the hot water that you
have just prepared. This will give a beaker of warm water.
(i)

Complete the table to show the temperature of the water in each of the three
beakers.

temperature of water / C
ice cold water
warm water
hot water
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(ii)

Place the first finger of your right hand in the ice cold water and the first finger of
your left hand in the hot water as shown in Fig. 1.4.
Keep your fingers in the water for one minute.
left hand

hot water

right hand

warm water

cold water

not more than

48C
Fig. 1.4
After one minute, remove your fingers from both the hot and cold water.
Immediately place them both together in the beaker of warm water as shown in Fig.
1.5.

hot water

warm water

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Describe how the warm water felt to each of the two fingers.
If you are uncertain, you may repeat the experiment.
Right finger that went from cold water to warm water.
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Left finger that went from hot water to warm water.
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(iii)

Suggest an explanation for the observations that you have just recorded in (b)(ii).
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(iv)

Suggest why it would be a good idea to repeat the experiment, only this time with
the right finger going in the hot water and the left finger going in the cold water.
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(c) Explain how your investigation could be extended to see if other parts of the body react
in the same way as your fingers did in this investigation.
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(d) Suggest why it is a good idea to use a thermometer when preparing a bath for a baby or
an old person.
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You are provided with two fruits labelled S1 and S2.

Using a sharp knife, carefully slit along the upper and lower edges of S1.
Separate the two halves and keep the one that contains the most seeds.
Cut S2 in half vertically.
Put one half of S2 aside for use later in this question.
(a) (i)

Complete Table 2.1 to describe three differences apart from colour that you can
see between fruits S1 and S2.
Table 2.1
S1

S2

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Carefully remove a seed from S1.

Make two large, labelled drawings, each from a different view to show all the
external features of the seed.
Both the drawings should be to the same scale.

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(iii)

Determine the magnification of your drawings.

length of seed ...........................................................................................................
length of drawing ......................................................................................................
Show your working.

magnification .........................................................................................................[3]
(iv)

Carefully remove the outer coat from the seed S1.

Separate the two halves of the seed.
One half will have the embryo still attached.
Examine this with a hand lens.
Make a large, labelled drawing of this half.

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(b) (i)

Remove a small piece of pericarp (fruit wall) from fruits S1 and S2.
Test each of these for the presence of starch and record your observations and
conclusions in the table below.
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conclusion

S1
S2
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(ii)

It has been suggested that seeds from S1 contain protein.

Describe how you would carry out a test to show if this is true.
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SUPERVISORS REPORT
*The Supervisor or Teacher responsible for the subject is asked to answer the following questions.

Was any difficulty experienced in providing the necessary materials? If so, give brief details.

Did the candidate experience any difficulty during the course of the examination? If so, give brief
details. Reference should be made to
(a) difficulties arising from faulty specimens;
(b) accidents to apparatus or materials;
(c) any information that is likely to assist the Examiner, especially if this cannot be discovered
from the scripts.

The result of the test of a sample of pericarp (fruit wall) of S1 and S2 with iodine solution.

Declaration (to be signed by the Principal, and completed on the top script from the Centre)
The preparation of the practical examination has been carried out so as to fully maintain the security of
the examination.
Signed .....................................................................
Name (in block capitals) .....................................................................
*Information that applies to all candidates need only be given once.
N.B. If scripts are required by CIE to be despatched in more than one envelope, it is essential that a
copy of the relevant Supervisors Results (when requested), the Supervisors Report and the
appropriate seating plan are sent inside each envelope.
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